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Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / SrZrSe₃ chalcogenide perovskites with advanced metal sulfide hole transport layers achieve 27.8% efficiency

As the world increasingly prioritizes sustainable energy solutions, solar power stands out as a leading candidate for clean energy generation. However, traditional solar cells have encountered several challenges, particularly ...

Mar 18, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Dialog / Quantum genesis: The emergence of a flat universe and its mirror from nothing

I've long been fascinated by the fundamental mystery of our universe's origin. In my work, I explore an alternative to the traditional singularity-based models of cosmology. Instead of a universe emerging from an infinitely ...

Mar 17, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Dialog / Why does nature love spirals? The link to entropy

There are moments in the history of human thought when a simple realization transforms our understanding of reality. A moment when chaos reveals itself as structure, when disorder folds into meaning, and when what seemed ...

Mar 15, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / Exploring the device structure of next-gen Cu₂BaSn(S,Se)₄ solar cells

We are excited to share groundbreaking advancements in the realm of solar energy technology, particularly highlighting an emerging thinner-film solar cell: Cu2BaSn(S,Se)4. This innovative solar cell design has been capturing ...

Mar 13, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Dialog / Unraveling the mystery of high-temperature superconductors from first principles

Ever since their discovery almost four decades ago, high-temperature superconductors have fascinated scientists and engineers alike. These materials, primarily cuprates, defy classical understanding because they conduct electricity ...

Mar 10, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / Scientists introduce c-MOFs in emerging SrZrS₃ chalcogenide perovskites for efficient solar cells

A study led by Dr. Latha Marasamy, a research professor at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, is setting the stage for advancements in solar energy technology. The research team has made a significant breakthrough ...

Mar 7, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Dialog / A dark energy driven by star formation

Rolf Landauer showed that "information is physical" with every bit equivalent to a small amount of energy proportional to temperature. The Landauer equivalent energy of information carried, or represented by matter, effectively ...

Mar 6, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Dialog / A looming global threat: H5N1 virus decimates wildlife, disrupts ecosystems and endangers human health

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive species extinction due to environmental damage caused by human land use change, overexploitation, ...

Mar 4, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Quinoa's stress resistance linked to 10 key genes

In a recent study published in the journal Genes, our team has identified and characterized 10 sodium/hydrogen antiporter (NHX) genes from the quinoa genome that play crucial roles in this remarkable crop's ability to withstand ...

Mar 4, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Exploring the Canadian banking system's resilience: The relationship between capital ratio and liquidity creation

The Canadian banking system is well-known worldwide for its financial stability and resilience to economic turmoil. Canadian banks survived the global financial crisis (GFS) in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed. What ...

Mar 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Dialog / Predicting SARS-CoV-2 variant infectivity with biophysical principles

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, we saw how quickly the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved. New variants emerged with mutations that increased transmissibility or helped the virus evade our immune systems. But predicting which ...

Mar 3, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations

Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves are generated under specific interactions. Light also bends around corners, resulting in fringing ...

Mar 3, 2025 in Physics